I was recently asked to go to a movie by a friend and had to tell her that I could not go because I had spent my money on Poser items. The conversation went something like this: "I can't go, I spent my money on models." "on what? barbie and ken stuff again?" "IT'S NOT BARBIE AND KEN!" "sure it is, only in the computer, you buy models, clothing, some items to dress up your dolls." "ya well okay in the simplist terms, I spend my money on these things, but I call them art supplies, they help me create my art" "Why not just draw them?" "well, errr.." "If you buy these things doesn't your art look just like everybody elses?" "no, not always...sometimes...err..." "why not be original and make clothes, or paint, or draw." "well I can do that too..." "but you don't that's my point....anyway, want to go see this new play that starts next week?" "I can't there is a sale that is going to end and I have to buy and upgrade to some software, oh and there is a new model coming out..." "your a poser addict" Then I had my moment of clarity, I had turned down not 1 but 2 dates with this woman to further my poser addiction. I had somehow fallen from creative artist to geek collector. Oh the shame of it all. My Poser sponsor says that Turning mydelf over to a higher poser I call "Freestuff" is still relapsing, and now I have to start at step 1 again. I'm sure I am not alone.